File:Awl of unknown date (FindID 970961).jpg

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Awl of unknown date
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Arwen Wood, 2019-09-16 13:54:32
Title
Awl of unknown date
Description
English: An incomplete copper alloy possible awl of uncertain date, possibly dating to the Late Bronze Age - Medieval period, 1150 BC - AD 1100. The object is a single cast chisel with a flat bladed terminal that widens towards the middle of the piece before tapering down to a point which is now worn and broken. There is no decoration on the object and it has an dark red brown patina. Small chisels and tools of this type were used for an extensive period of time, not simply in the Bronze age, but also in later periods for jewellery making and fine work. As such dating the object is difficult. The awl measures 43.9mm in length, 5.0mm in thickness, and weighs 3.56g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Buckinghamshire
Date between 1150 BC and 1100
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FindIdentifier: 970961
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1072881
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1072881/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/970961
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Object location51° 47′ 00.6″ N, 0° 52′ 37.45″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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current11:56, 2 December 2020Thumbnail for version as of 11:56, 2 December 20204,920 × 3,410 (3.42 MB)Fæ (talk | contribs)Portable Antiquities Scheme, BUC, FindID: 970961-1072881, early medieval, page 1445, batch count 25553

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